Egy férfi tekintet által konstruált japán színésznő: Hanako mint hősnő (?) Mori Ōgai novellájában
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2020
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ELTE Eötvös Collegium
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A Japanese Actress constructed by a male gaze – Hanako as a heroine (?) in a short story by Ōgai Mori Hanako (1868–1945) was one of the most successful Japanese actresses of the early 20th century. She never acted on a Japanese stage as a renowned actress, but she performed her Japanese-style dramas on almost all the major European stages. Her fame was due to three people: Loïe Fuller, August Rodin and Ōgai Mori. A pencil sketch proves that Hanako was drawn nude while dancing by Rodin. Nevertheless, we do not know the circumstances of this occasion. The only description we have is a short story written by Mori in 1910, but this seems to be completely fictional. This paper includes the first Hungarian translation and an analysis of the short story. I focus on the tools that Mori used to place East and West on the same level, avoiding the stereotypes of Japan popular at the time.